[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 212 (Wednesday, December 8, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offered the 
following prayer:
  O Lord our shepherd, how wonderful it is to be found by You. When we 
stray from Your Word or wander from the shelter of Your tender care, 
You seek us out.
  There is nowhere You won't go to look for us. You who know our every 
thought, every desire, every decision, our every move, You have shown 
time and again that You will pursue us until we come back to You, our 
creator, redeemer, and friend.
  May we be willing to be found today.
  May we hear Your Words before we speak. May we know Your desires 
before we make our plans. May we feel Your presence before we take off 
on our own. And may we receive the embrace of Your love before we 
engage with our family, friends, colleagues, and strangers.
  Wherever we are today, O God, find us, wrap us in Your tender embrace 
and bring us back to the fold and restore us to the life that You 
intend for us.
  In Your merciful name, we pray.
  Amen.

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